This week, we turn the spotlight on cool characters who wield awesome weapons. We've got characters from across the spectrum of gaming, all packing their preferred instruments of battle. And since a weapon is really just the extension of the character's own body and personality, we love seeing them recreated as props for cosplay, especially when they truly complement that specific character's style. Check out the gallery below for all of the weapon-wielding goodness. Spoiler alert: Ms. Fortune wields cuteness!

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Are you a cosplayer or a cosplay photographer? Maybe you’re both! If you have a particular cosplay or portfolio you’d like us to check out, please submit a link to John-at-ArcadeSushi.com. Additionally, if there are any cosplayers or photographers that we’ve highlighted that wish their works to be removed, please reach out to let us know.

All images were shot by the fantastic Joseph Chi Lin and Anna Fischer. Click on their names to visit their sites and check out the rest of their work.